Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Rwanda

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Rwanda as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

5,676 t

natural honey, 2024

FAO estimate

4,242

beehives, 2024

FAO estimate

47 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Rwanda, 1961 to 2024From 2 in 1961 to 5,676 in 2024.024619611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Rwanda, 1961 to 2024From 250 in 1961 to 4,242 in 2024.0019611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Rwanda produced 5,676 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 41 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.3% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (80 t), production rose by 6995%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 5,676 t in 2024, the lowest 2 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 4,242 beehives in 2024 (FAO estimate). That is 90 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The honey and hive figures do not fit together: they would mean about 1,338 kg of honey per hive. One of them is probably reported in a different unit. We show both exactly as FAO publishes them.

    Open question[1]

  • Beeswax production: 47 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Rwanda

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Rwanda. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.